Cigarette holder and shield



Sept. 13, 1955 c, ROGERS 2,717,607

CIGARETTE HOLDER AND SHIELD Filed Nov. 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Sept. 13, 1 5 K. 0 ROGERS CIGARETTE HOLDER AND SHIELD 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 18, 1952 28 INVENTOR.

Kathryn 6.Eq gers ATTEI RN EYE United States Patent 2,717,607 CIGARETTE HOLDER AND srrrnrn Kathryn C. Rogers, Harrisburg, Pa.

Appiication November 13, 1952, Serial No. 321,164 2 Claims. or. 131-475 This invention relates to safety devices for surrounding cigarettes to prevent fire and other damage from sparks and ashes blowing from burning cigarettes, and in particular a device having a comparatively small housing with a cigarette holding socket in one end and from which a mouthpiece extends and with a capsule, sparking elements and a snufier in the opposite end whereby a lighter is carried continuously in the holder and is positioned for use as desired.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for incorporating lighter elements in a cigarette holder wherein the danger of flying sparks resuiting from lighting a cigarette as well as sparks from the burning cigarette is obviated.

Various types of cigarette holders have been provided with screens and other types of shields to prevent sparks flying from burning cigarettes and such devices have been combined with cigarette lighters, however, the weight of the lighter, in addition to the shield elements is objectionable. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a housing for substantially enclosing a burning cigarette with a capsule and igniting elements incorporated in the end of the housing and positioned to light a cigarette while the housing is substantially closed.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forming a comparatively minute capsule and lighter combination whereby a lighter may be incorporated in the extended end of a cigarette holder without adding excessive weight to the extended end of the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder in which a cigarette may be ignited in a high wind and also in an enclosure where smoking is ordinarily prohibited.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination cigarette holder and lighter which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a cigarette holder having a base with a mouthpiece extending from one end and with a cigarette holding socket and also an annular recess at the opposite end, a cylindrical housing having a flange frictionally held in the annular recess of the base and having an enlarged outer end with perforations therein, a trough or sluiceway positioned in the lower portion of the housing, a plug having a capsule therein in the lower portion of the outer end of the housing, an abrading wheel positioned to contact a flint for providing a spark over the capsule mounted in one side of the housing and a snuffer mounted on the opposite side of the housing.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational View illustrating the improved cigarette holder and lighter.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holder and lighter.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the holder and lighter taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a partial sectional plan through the im- -proved cigarette holder and lighter taken on line 44 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross section through the intermediate part of the improved cigarette holder taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

the lighter fluid sack of the capsule with partof the lighter fluid used therefrom.

Figure 8 is a detail illustrating a plug in 'which the capsule is positioned, part of the plug being broken away.

Figure 9 is a detail showing a view looking upwardly toward the under surface of the plug.

Figure 10 is a detail showing a cross section through the lower end portion of the plug takenon line 1010 of Figure 9 and showing a finger ring adapted to be withdrawn to turn the plug'nested in a recess in the undersurface of the plug in full linesand extended in broken lines.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the' improved cigarette holder and lighter of this invention includes a base 10, a cylindrical housing 11, a plug 12 in which a sack 13 of a capsule is mounted, a wick 14 extending upwardly from the capsule and plug, an abrading wheel 15 positioned to engage a flint 16 and a snufler 17 carried by an arm 18 pivotally mounted-in the housing on a pin 19.

The base-10 of the cigarette holder is provided'with a cigarette holding socket 20 in which a cigarette, as indicated by the numeral 21, may be positioned and -a mouthpiece 22 which extends from the inner end portion of the base-is provided with a passage 23 'which communicates with the socket 20. The base 10 is also-provided with an annular recess 24 in which a cylindrical flange 25 of the housing 11 is frictionally held and an en larged portion 26 on the outer end is provided withperforations 27 through which air is drawn to facilitate burning of the cigarette. v

The enlarged outer end portion 26 of the housing is provided with a threaded opening 28 into which the plug 12 is-threaded'and the opening 'ispositioned whereby the wick 14 in the center of the plug is outwardly spaced from the end portion of a cigarette held in the socket 20 of the base.

The plug 12 is provided with threads 29 and a finger ring 30, to facilitate turning the plug 12, and is pivotally mounted on a pin 31 in a recess 32 in the lower surface of the base of the plug. A leaf spring 33, which is also positioned in the recess 32 in the base of the plug frictionally holds the finger ring in a folded position in the recess and also in an extended position as indicated by the broken lines 34 in Fig. 10.

The opposite end of the plug 12 is provided with an arcuate flange 35 and a wick 14 extends upwardly through an opening 36 in the center of the flange.

The capsule, which is positioned in the plug 12 is formed with an inner cup shaped portion 37, of flexible or resilient material, with a tube 38 extending therethrough and in which the wick 14 is positioned. The sack 13 is formed of rubber or other suitable flexible or resilient material. The sack 13 is integral with the tube 38 and, as illustrated in Figure 7, the wick extends downwardly through the tube 38 and into the sack 13. An arcuate baffle 39 is also positioned around the tube 38 between the cup shaped section 37 and the sack.

These parts of the capsule are positioned on the base of the plug 40 and the base is threaded into the end of the plug whereby the position of the base is adjustable in the housing so that the elevation of the lighter fluid in the sack may be raised as the fluid is used.

The abrading wheel 15 is journaled on a pin 41 that is mounted in ears 42 which extend inwardly from the large portion 26 of the housing. By this means the wheel 15 is positioned with parts thereof extending through a slot 43 in the housing so that the wheel may readily be rotated by the thumb or a finger of the user.

The flint 16 is carried by a tube 44 which is threaded in a boss 45 in the housing and the lower end of the tube is provided with a screw driver slot 46 so that the position of the flint is adjustable.

The pin 19 on which the arm 18 of the snuffer 17 is carried is mounted in ears 47 of the housing and a finger 48 which extends from the arm 18 extends through a slot 49 whereby the snufler is adapted to be actuated to expose the upper end of the wick. The snuffer is retained in the solid line position shown in Figures 6 and 7 by a spring 5%) which extends around the pin 19 with one end bearing against the arm 18 and the other against the inner surface of the housing.

The cylindrical portion 11 of the housing is provided with a trough or sluiceway, as indicated by the numeral 51 in Fig. 5, and the sides of the trough are reinforced H with portions 52 and 53.

With the parts arranged in this manner a cigarette is positioned in the socket 20 and the cover or housing section 11 replaced, and when it is desired to light the cigarette the abrading wheel 15 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction in the position shown in Figures 6 and 7, whereby sparks from the flint ignite the wick 14 providing a flame for lighting the cigarette. The snufler must be elevated and held elevated to light the Wick.

After the cigarette is lighted the snufler 17 is released to extinguish the flame of the wick. With the fluid contained in a substantially sealed sack 13 the device may be carried in a pocket and even with a lighted cigarette therein the holder may be placed in a hand bag. In Figure 6, the wick 14 is in lowered position, while in Figure 7 the wick is in raised position. Thus, with the parts arranged as shown in Figure 7, some of the sparks generated by the abrading wheel will ignite the volatile fumes above the wick 14 and this in turn will cause ignition of the wick 14. The portion 37 provides a guide for the capsule which is made of flexible or resilient material so that it will permit vertical movement of the wick 14. The snufler spring 59 normally maintains the snufler 17 and arm 18 in the solid line position of Figure 6, and

since the snuff-er 17 normally covers the wick 14, there will be no inadvertent depletion of the fuel, nor will there be any dangerous fumes to be inhaled by the smoker. The fluid sack 13 can be raised and lowered in order to supply fuel to the wick in its various adjusted positions.

The cigarette may continue to burn with the ashes dropping into the trough 51 and the trough, which is adapted to hold the ashes of several cigarettes, may be cleaned as desired.

It will be understood that modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a substantially cylindrical housing, a mouthpiece having a cigarette holding socket therein extending from one end of the housing, a plug threaded in the housing, a lighter fluid sack positioned in said plug, a Wick projecting from said sack, means for collapsing the sack as fluid is used therefrom, a sealed cup shaped portion positioned around said wick for engaging the plug to seal the area around the wick, a flint positioned in said housing, an abrading member mounted in the housing in engagement with said flint and positioned to light the Wick, and a snuifer pivotally mounted in the housing and adapted to extinguish the wick.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a substantially cylindrical housing, a mouthpiece having a cigarette holding socket therein extending from one end of the housing, a plug threaded in the housing, a lighter fluid sack positioned in said plug, a wick projecting from said sack, a flint positioned in said housing, an abrading member and flint mounted in the housing in engagement with said flint and adapted to light the wick, and a snufl'er pivotally mounted in the housing and adapted to extinguish the wick.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNETED STATES PATENTS 1,157,771 Fulton Oct. 26, 1915 1,961,983 Pirrone June 5, 1934 1,969,847 Holtzman Aug. 14, 1934 2,398,695 Cloutier Apr. 16, 1946 2,499,752 Hrabal Mar. 7, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 184,864 Great Britain Aug. 21, 1922 

